Brandon's post-conviction petition, in which he claimed to have new evidence that could win him a new trial, was denied by a judge in 2011.

Brandon is serving a 70-year sentence related to a 2006 shooting spree in Claiborne County.

Brandon was convicted of shooting into the home of County Administrator James Miller and wounding county employee Loretha Porter. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of county attorney Allen Burrell.

Prosecutors said Brandon was angry about losing his county job over a sexual harassment complaint nine years earlier. All his victims were involved in the harassment case, according to the court record.